National Hunt Racing

Feb 01
Shishkin and Fakir D’Oudairies on course for Betfair Ascot Chase clash

Multiple G1 winners Shishkin and Fakir D’Oudairies feature among 13 entries for the G1 Betfair Ascot Chase at Ascot on Saturday, 18th February.   The two-mile, five-furlong highlight has record prize money of £175,000 in 2023, up from £150,000 last year, and is sponsored by Betfair for the 15th consecutive year.   Shishkin’s trainer Nicky […]

Jan 26
ENTRIES REVEALED FOR THE 2023 SKY BET SUPREME NOVICES’ HURDLE, BALLYMORE NOVICES’ HURDLE, JCB TRIUMPH HURDLE AND ALBERT BARTLETT NOVICES’ HURDLE

ENTRIES REVEALED FOR THE 2023 SKY BET SUPREME NOVICES’ HURDLE, BALLYMORE NOVICES’ HURDLE, JCB TRIUMPH HURDLE AND ALBERT BARTLETT NOVICES’ HURDLE     Tuesday 24th January   Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 87y Tuesday 14th March Absolute Notions (IRE) 5 Robcour Gordon Elliott Ireland Aime Desjy (FR) 8 Roaringwater Syndicate W. P. […]

Jan 26
Frodon bids to defy the odds and bounce back to winning ways in Saturday’s Power Paddy Cotswold Chase

Paul Nicholls believes Frodon faces a tall order in his bid to become the third dual winner of the Paddy Power Cotswold Chase, however he reports his popular stable stalwart to be ‘fresh and well’ ahead of his return to Cheltenham on Saturday (28th January), which is Festival Trials Day. Although rating the 11 year […]

Flat Racing

Apr 13
Frankie Dettori – “Fifty is a big number and it does scare me”

“FIFTY IS A BIG NUMBER AND IT DOES SCARE ME A BIT SOMETIMES BUT THE BODY FEELS GOOD AT THE MOMENT” – FRANKIE DETTORI BACK IN ACTION AT NEWMARKET TOMORROW Frankie Dettori is confident Global Giant can make his first ride in Britain this year a winning one by striking gold in the bet365 Earl Of Sefton […]

Apr 13
Record prize money for 2021 Cliff Stud Thirsk Hunt Cup

Thirsk Racecourse stages its traditional curtain-raiser this Saturday, April 17, the first of 15 fixtures at the North Yorkshire venue in 2021. The Cliff Stud Thirsk Hunt Cup is the highlight of the season on Saturday, May 1. Won by subsequent G1 scorer Farhh in 2012, the historic mile handicap is set to be the […]

Apr 12
Preview of Day One of the bet365 Craven Meeting at Newmartet

Andrew Balding looking forward to the returning of Youth Spirit in Listed bet365 Feilden Stakes at Newmarket on Tuesday. Taking centre stage is the Listed bet365 Feilden Stakes over nine furlongs which often provides some valuable pointers to the future, most significantly in recent years when it went to Golden Horn in 2015. The Anthony […]

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